Falling Water River in Tennessee
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Around Falling Water River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Falling Water River is a 7.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Falling Water River near Cookeville, TN (site 03423000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1932 to 2026
Falling Water River typically runs highest in February, at a median 158 cfs, and lowest in October, at 10 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,230 cfs, in 2020.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 112 | 58 to 287 |
| February | 158 | 87 to 364 |
| March | 148 | 100 to 278 |
| April | 103 | 73 to 180 |
| May | 56 | 37 to 106 |
| June | 38 | 24 to 67 |
| July | 29 | 14 to 55 |
| August | 19 | 9.1 to 37 |
| September | 12 | 6.4 to 29 |
| October | 10 | 5.5 to 21 |
| November | 21 | 8.5 to 49 |
| December | 53 | 25 to 136 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 34 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Falling Water River near Cookeville, TN (site 03423000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Falling Water River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- CookvilleFalling Water River - Center Hill LakePublic
- Johnson ChapelCaney Fork River - Center Hill LakePublic
- Cane HollowCaney Fork River - Center Hill LakePublic
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